Eğitim Kurumlarında Görevli Öğretmenlerin Yaşadığı Ekonomik Kaygıların Bulgularının Değerlendirilmesi

The aim of this study is to evaluate the findings of the economic concerns experienced by teachers working in educational institutions. Education is one of the indispensable elements for the development of a state. In this process, teachers also have very important duties. Teaching is a specialized profession that has undertaken the task of preparing a nation for tomorrow. In order for teachers to perform these duties, they must first educate themselves with high quality. In order for this to be achieved, it is essential that teachers are satisfied in an economic sense. It is observed that teachers in our country cannot provide their personal development at an adequate level. One of the main reasons for this state of the teaching profession is economic. Money, which is the basic means of exchange of the economy, is an important tool for people to maintain their lives and gain a place in society. Money, which is an economic value, is necessary to maintain a person's life and makes a person willing to work. The amount of salary he receives determines not only the status of the person in the institution where he works, but also his status in society. It is important for determining the economic concerns of teachers and providing solutions to these concerns. In addition, it is important to inform the authorities interested in education about the situations caused by these economic concerns. This research was conducted in order to determine the effect of economic concerns of teachers working in official schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education on teachers' professional productivity. This study, which is a qualitative research, was conducted during the fall semester of the 2022-2023 academic year and was conducted by interviewing 10 teachers working in official schools affiliated to the Ministry of National Education located in Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul province one-on-one. In this sense, within the framework of the study, what can be done to address teachers' economic concerns, what are the causes of teachers' economic concerns, how teachers' economic concerns affect the productivity of the teaching profession, what can be done to address teachers' economic concerns have been focused on. Key Words: Teacher, Economic Anxiety, Professional Efficiency